Agents of the People
Author | : Pasi Ihalainen |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 547 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004183360 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004183361 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Agents of the People by : Pasi Ihalainen
Download or read book Agents of the People written by Pasi Ihalainen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysing parliamentary references to the people, this book provides a more nuanced interpretation of eighteenth-century re-evaluations of democracy. It shows how interaction between parliamentarians and the public sphere in different political cultures produced more modern conceptions of the legitimacy of political power.